Zilbert International Realty, a Miami-based global luxury real estate brokerage company, announced today that Lina Jimenez has joined the firm as a sales associate specializing in luxury homes, estates and condos in Miami, Coral Gables and Miami Beach. Ms. Jimenez is joining Zilbert's growing sales team, and is part of the company's efforts to expand its service offerings throughout South Florida luxury communities.
Ms. Jimenez most-recently was employed by Elite International Realty in Miami, a firm specializing in residential and commercial properties. She started with real estate by purchasing and selling properties for her family's property portfolio in Palm Beach, Broward County and Miami. She then made a professional move into Miami real estate, and has a solid track record selling upscale condos and homes.
Fluent in English, Spanish, Ms. Jimenez, a native of Cali, Colombia, has a law degree and a Masters degree in Financial Math and Business Administration. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors®, the Florida Association of Realtors® and the Miami Association of Realtors®. In her spare time, she enjoys Equestrian sports, sky diving, scuba diving and fine dining.
ABOUT ZILBERT INTERNATIONAL REALTY
Zilbert International Realty is full-service premium real estate brokerage that works with clients from around the world. It works with both buyers and sellers, and specializes in South Florida luxury estates, condos, homes and vacation properties from the greater Miami area up to the Palm Beaches. Through its alliance with the Who's Who of Luxury Real Estate and LuxuryRealEstate.com, its global reach extends to over 70,000 real estate professionals in over 85 countries. Collectively, Zilbert and its network partners sell over $190B annually.
The company's website, http://www.Zilbert.com is a popular tool for its customers, with over 50,000 visitors each month, and over 10,000 properties that are updated continuously.
Zilbert's sales associates are an elite team of real estate professionals, recruited through a specialized, invitation-only selection process. The company is also a leader in the use of technology and social media to help it engage with its clients. Its core business philosophy is to build personalized, one-on-one relationships with buyers and sellers of real estate, and to partner with them through every stage of a real estate transaction. Its People-and-Technology approach to the real estate market enables it to provide an exceptionally-high level of customer service and customer satisfaction.
Zilbert International Realty was founded in 2003 by Montreal-born Mark Zilbert, a technology innovator who realized almost a decade ago that to prosper in real estate would require a strong adoption of technology. Having worked for such customer-focused technology companies such as Siebel Systems (now part of Oracle Corp.), Mr. Zilbert embraced technology and real estate, and developed tools to help buyers and sellers of real estate understand and engage in real estate transactions. Mr. Zilbert has appeared on numerous national news programs including ABC's 20/20, CNBC, CBS' Morning Show, ABC's Nightline. He has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal.
The firm offers a number of ways for its customers to interact with it. Its traditional business operation offers buyers and sellers of real estate access to sales professionals via its offices, by telephone, on the web, and in person. Its new Zilbert Realty Store is a retail-like shopping experience where buyers can interact with professional sales associates in a casual setting.
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It's the last day of January, 2012, and Miami Beach is alive as ever. Many people don't know about the Zilbert Webcam. Have a look, and you will see what we are seeing! I will warn you: it's pretty. Before I forget, I want to make another suggestion to get a Google+ account for yourself. Our Zilbert brand page can be found at https://plus.google.com/110430683787670654888, and please make sure you add us to your Google+ circles. Next month I will be publishing a quick note to everyone on why Google+ is becoming very important. But for now, get your Google+ account set up (free, of course), and add us to your circles. We will add you back!
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: ZILBERT WELCOMES JOSEPH SCHAFER
We are pleased to welcome Joseph Schafer to the Zilbert team. Joseph is part of our aggressive recruitment program, taking place right now. We have great, great things happening this year, so stay tuned for further announcements. You can read more about Joseph Schafer in today's Press Release.
LOOK. WE DID IT AGAIN.
Some of you are asking about one of our recent Il Villaggio condo listings. We put a $2.495M property on the market. In about 12 days, we sold it. There is a reason that we are able to do this, and that's part of our innovative, new 2012 marketing platform. Our condo and home sales programs are working very well, so if you have that luxury property that needs to sell quickly and at top dollar, we may be able to help. We are doing some very innovative things this year, and they appear to be working.
AM I THE LAST OF THE BLACKBERRY DIEHARDS?
Folks, last week, I did the unthinkable. I bought an iPhone. This wasn't the first time. When the iPhone 3 came out, I bought it. Then, I returned it. I simply couldn't give up my trusted Blackberry. And, just a few months ago, I purchased my new baby, the Blackberry 9900, with both a keyboard and touch-screen. I thought I was in heaven. But, this morning, I am sitting with my iPhone and my Blackberry on my desk. Sadly to say, today is the day that I put my trusted Blackberry in the drawer of my desk, forever. Why? Well, as much as the tactile keyboard and BBM messenger has been a very important part of my day, the world is changing around me. While my Blackberry was the mobile answer to e-mail and instant messaging, our daily culture has changed. Social media, productivity apps, geolocation and other features are competing for our mindshare...and winning. Even Google's search engine is changing to favor people and websites who interact via social networks. In a nutshell, we are becoming a culture that demands to be mobile without limiting our ability to interact with eachother. And, this, my friends, if what makes the iPhone the tool of choice. Sure, Android devices are on a similar path, and Blackberry will reorganize itself to address these needs. But, the device of the day appears to be the iPhone. I'd be very interested to hear your comments and stories. I already miss my Blackberry, but my iPhone is keeping me engaged enough to, for now at least, not think about keyboards, flashing LED indicators or quick-and-secure BBM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE COMPLETE PROPERTY LISTS?
See Zilbert's Weekly Showcase: http://www.zilbert.com/showcase.asp
See Miami Beach's 100 newest properties listed for sale: http://www.zilbert.com/100_newest_listings.asp
See Miami Beach's 100 most-recent properties sold: http://www.zilbert.com/100_most_recent_sales.asp
See Miami Beach's most-expensive properties sold: http://www.zilbert.com/100_most_expensive_sales.asp
Properties shown above are selected from the Southeast Florida MLS, and represent condos and homes listed with individual brokers, not necessarily Zilbert International Realty. Click on each link to see a property detail report, including the name of the listing broker.
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ZILBERT INTERNATIONAL REALTY RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
We have made a number of announcements recently, and in case you missed them, here are some links to pages on our sites that outline the details of our announcements.
The Zilbert Realty Store: We are opening the first in a series of retail stores that offer a real estate buying and learning experience to our customers. Visit our announcement page for more details: http://www.zilbert.com/store
The Zilbert Hiring Campaign: We are doubling our staff this year, and we are looking for the best-of-the-best talent, REALTORS and BROKERS to join our staff. See how we are one of the most-progressive employers in real estate: http://www.zilbert.com/join
Zilbert Headquarters For Sale: The Zilbert Realty Store will be our new headquarters, and we are selling our existing headquarters site, an office condo suite on Lincoln Road. We are selling our office with everything, KNOLL furniture, Xerox WorkCentre, Nortel Phone System, FOB-door access, camera system plus much more. Everything is included. So, it's a great way to move into an office that's ready to go! And, for investors, this makes a great opportunity to purchase an income property. The office is a condo suite within an office condo building, which gives you the benefit of ownership without the expense burden of a whole building. You even get nightly housekeeping as part of your condo maintenance fee. I have put details and photos on our website here: http://www.zilbert.com/605lincoln230.asp
Let me know if you have any questions. Brokers are also welcomed!
The luxury condo resale market in Miami Dade County has seen a strong recent upswing, but will it last?
By Peter Zalewski
Special To The Miami Herald
As difficult as it may seem to fathom, given the current macroeconomic data plaguing South Florida, indications are growing that the luxury condo resale market in Miami-Dade County is back — at least for the time being.
Foreign buyers with strong currencies complemented by a scattering of wealthy domestic purchasers acquired more $1 million condos in 2011 than in the last year of the South Florida real estate boom in 2006, according to an analysis of data from the Southeast Florida Shared Multiple Listing Service Database.
Buyers purchased nearly 590 condos for at least $1 million each in 2011 after acquiring less than 500 high-priced units in 2006.
On a year-over-year basis, the 2011 luxury condo resale activity represents a 29 percent increase from 2010 when fewer than 460 units were purchased for at least $1 million each in Miami-Dade.
Weeks into 2012, an additional 100 luxury units are already under contract waiting to transact.
Topping the list for the most expensive condo resale in the year 2011 is a penthouse in the Setai Resort & Residences in Miami Beach that sold for $21.5 million.
A pair of units in towers on South Pointe Drive in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood rounded out the top three rankings for the highest priced resales for 2011.
In separate transactions, buyers paid $11.5 million for a penthouse in the Apogee condominium and $10.6 million for a high-floor unit in the Continuum On South Beach, respectively.
The resurgence in the luxury resale market has inspired an increasing number of owners – who had previously been unwilling to accept lower prices during the last five years of the real estate crash – to put nearly 1,000 condos on the resale market with an asking price of at least $1 million each.
Nearly 20 ultra-luxury condominium units are on the resale market for at least $10 million each with one unit asking as much as $38 million in the wealthy enclave of Bal Harbour.
Developers are also taking notice of the resurgence in the luxury condo market.
At least five new luxury condo towers – ranging from the one-unit-per-floor Regalia to the drive-the-car-to-the-unit Porsche Design Tower in Sunny Isles Beach – are planned or under construction in Miami-Dade County where the proposed sales prices are expected to surpass $1 million each.
The luxury condo revival in Miami-Dade County is not occurring at the same pace in Broward County where foreign buyers play a somewhat more limited role in transactions.
Buyers purchased less than 70 luxury condo resales in Broward County in 2011 compared to 100 high-priced units at the top of the market in 2006.
On a year-over-year basis, 2011 luxury condo resales in Broward County are up 11 percent from 2010 when 61 condos traded at a price of at least $1 million each.
Going forward, it is unclear if the Miami-Dade luxury condo market can maintain the resale pace given the current economic challenges in the European Union with the erosion of the Euro currency, the adoption of unpopular austerity measures and a series of downgrades by at least one influential rating agency.
Western European buyers from counties such as France, Germany, and Italy represent 19 percent of the estimated $318 million in monthly sales in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach market attributed to foreign investors, according to an August 2011 report by the National Association of Realtors.
After buyers from Venezuela, the Western European buyers are the second largest concentration of $1 million buyers of any international group purchasing in Florida, according to the report.
An estimated 12 percent of Venezuelan buyers spend at least $1 million while six percent of Western Europeans are purchasing in that high-priced category.
By comparison, an estimated two percent of buyers from Brazil spend $1 million and one percent of buyers from Canada are in the high-end price range, according to the study.
Another issue facing the Miami-Dade County luxury condo market is the growing number of units available for purchase on the resale market aside from the unsold developer units remaining from the last real estate boom.
Even at the strong 2011 resale pace of an average of nearly 50 units per month, Miami-Dade County has about 20 months worth of high-priced condos currently available for purchase.
Many industry watchers consider a healthy market to have about a six-month supply of inventory.
Reinvigorated sellers with optimistic pricing expectations are another issue facing the luxury condo market.
Sellers of luxury condos are currently seeking a median price of more than $1.75 million in 2012 compared to median transaction prices of $1.6 million in 2011, $1.5 million in 2010, and $1.51 million in 2006.
Given the emerging economic and psychology issues combined with continuing challenges associated with obtaining financing, it is unknown if the Miami-Dade County luxury condo market can maintain the 2011 sales momentum into the latter half of the year once the winter tourism season ends in the second quarter.
Peter Zalewski is a principal with the Bal Harbour-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures. Zalewski, who has had a Florida real estate license since 1995, works as a consultant for private equity groups and institutional investors
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/22/v-fullstory/2601915/miami-dades-luxury-condo-resale.html#storylink=cpy
Well, as we wind down the first month of 2012, many will agree that Miami Beach is seeing a tremendously-successful winter season. The weather has been spectacular, people are everywhere, the beaches are full, and real estate is selling. Just below, you will find a quick list of some of the recent sales in and around Miami Beach. But, first, a few quick items that I would like to share.
OUR FEATURED EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY THIS WEEK
Continuum North Tower - Unit 1103
Price: $1,975,000 
Zilbert's Jeffrey M. Miller is featuring a customized 03-type line apartment at South Beach's famous Continuum condo complex. This North Tower condo has 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and a guest bathroom. You get both East and South views, framed with floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The condo offers lustrous white marble floors, surround sound, Lutron lighting, electric shades and custom mahogany doors. The kitchen has been upgraded with stainless steel Miele appliances, hidden SubZero refrigerator and marble countertops. The bathrooms feature Waterworks marble, mosaic & stone upgrades. Take advantage of Continuum's resort style amenities. Click on photo above or visit http://www.zilbert.com/miami_south_beach_condo_details.asp?R=A1585812.
GOOGLE+ - WHAT IS IT? - It seems these days that we hear about social media everywhere. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, what does it all mean? Am I missing out? Well, simply-put, if you are someone who doesn't quite "get it", you are not alone. It may seem, to some, that many of these tools demand an extraordinary amount of time to manage and contribute to. Next month I will be hosting a web seminar to help our customers get a high level overview and understanding of the importance of social media in today's world. You may be surprised how relevant some of these tools are to everyday life. And, I will help you find the best way for you to get involved in social networks. Leave it to me. I will make it very easy. In the meantime, I encourage everyone to start to discover Google+. It is a new and late entry to the social media world, however, the experts are predicting that it will become the biggest and most important. Why? Well, very simply, it's integrated into Google. And Google is the #1 search engine in the world. That's what makes it important. Please create a Google+ account for yourself, and follow our ZILBERT page. You can easily find us here: http://gplus.to/Zilbert. And, to create your own Google+ page, go to http://plus.google.com.
The Most-Recent Condo and Home Sales (newest ones show first)
| Property | Unit | List Price | Sold Price | Sold $/ s.f. | Bd/Bth | Interior Space | Closed Date | MORE | |
| Blue Diamond | 4002 | $1,240,000 | $1,115,000 | $729 | 2/2/0 | 1530 (142.1) | 1/19/2012 | Click | |
| The Floridian | 2103 | $599,000 | $560,000 | $519 | 2/2/0 | 1078 (100.1) | 1/19/2012 | Click | |
| 1055 Stillwater Dr | $1,599,000 | $1,480,000 | $293 | 7/4/2 | 5046 (468.8) | 1/18/2012 | Click | ||
| 5931 Pinetree Dr | $1,200,000 | $1,750,000 | $407 | 5/4/0 | 4304 (399.9) | 1/17/2012 | Click | ||
| One Bal Harbour | 808 | $3,475,000 | $3,300,000 | $1,194 | 3/3/1 | 2763 (256.7) | 1/17/2012 | Click | |
| Spiaggia Ocean Condo | PH-05 | $509,900 | $525,100 | $182 | 4/3/1 | 2878 (267.4) | 1/17/2012 | Click | |
| Blue Diamond Condo | 2305 | $825,000 | $790,000 | $572 | 2/2/0 | 1380 (128.2) | 1/17/2012 | Click | |
| Capri South Beach | 703 | $1,500,000 | $1,331,148 | $694 | 2/3/1 | 1919 (178.3) | 1/16/2012 | Click | |
| 5154 La Gorce Dr | $800,000 | $775,000 | $243 | 5/3/1 | 3190 (296.4) | 1/15/2012 | Click | ||
| Waverly | 1913 | $569,000 | $525,000 | $416 | 2/2/0 | 1262 (117.2) | 1/13/2012 | Click | |
| Bella Vista Condo | A8 | $599,000 | $575,000 | $307 | 2/3/1 | 1870 (173.7) | 1/13/2012 | Click | |
| The Bath Club | 1107 | $2,990,000 | $2,680,000 | $906 | 3/3/1 | 2959 (274.9) | 1/12/2012 | Click | |
| 1715 Espanola Dr | $1,100,000 | $881,000 | $205 | 4/3/0 | 4301 (399.6) | 1/12/2012 | Click | ||
| 4751 N Bay Rd | $995,000 | $862,500 | $221 | 4/3/1 | 3900 (362.3) | 1/11/2012 | Click | ||
| Caribbean | N-205 | $889,000 | $810,000 | $510 | 2/2/1 | 1589 (147.6) | 1/11/2012 | Click | |
| South Pointe Tower | 1605 | $795,000 | $765,000 | $734 | 2/2/0 | 1042 (96.8) | 1/10/2012 | Click | |
| Murano Grande | 2506 | $1,650,000 | $1,475,000 | $729 | 3/3/0 | 2024 (188.0) | 1/10/2012 | Click | |
| Azure Condos | 707 | $1,695,000 | $1,475,000 | $594 | 3/3/1 | 2485 (230.9) | 1/10/2012 | Click | |
| One Bal Harbour | 813 | $800,000 | $740,000 | $645 | 1/1/1 | 1147 (106.6) | 1/6/2012 | Click | |
| Portofino Tower | 2304 | $1,375,000 | $1,300,000 | $637 | 2/2/1 | 2040 (189.5) | 1/6/2012 | Click | |
| Fontainebleau Ii | 3006 | $690,000 | $675,000 | $674 | 1/2/0 | 1002 (93.1) | 1/6/2012 | Click | |
| The Galeria | 506 | $730,000 | $630,000 | $324 | 3/3/0 | 1945 (180.7) | 1/6/2012 | Click | |
| Akoya Condo | 3602 | $570,000 | $580,000 | $417 | 2/2/0 | 1392 (129.3) | 1/6/2012 | Click | |
| La Tour Condo | 1903 | $1,299,000 | $1,200,000 | $606 | 3/3/0 | 1980 (183.9) | 1/6/2012 | Click | |
| Capri | B1003 | $1,424,035 | $1,424,035 | $742 | 2/3/0 | 1919 (178.3) | 1/5/2012 | Click | |
| Canyon Ranch | 702 | $1,330,000 | $1,234,390 | $602 | 2/3/0 | 2050 (190.5) | 1/5/2012 | Click | |
| Canyon Ranch | 3304 | $2,875,000 | $2,600,000 | $974 | 3/3/0 | 2670 (248.1) | 1/5/2012 | Click | |
| 4490 Nautilus Dr | $995,000 | $900,000 | $393 | 3/2/1 | 2292 (212.9) | 1/5/2012 | Click | ||
| Il Villaggio Condominium | 703 | $1,980,000 | $1,980,000 | $1,277 | 2/2/1 | 1550 (144.0) | 1/4/2012 | Click | |
| Grovenor House | 705 | $1,050,000 | $975,000 | $555 | 2/2/1 | 1756 (163.1) | 1/4/2012 | Click | |
| Balmoral | 20D | $789,000 | $700,000 | $360 | 2/2/1 | 1942 (180.4) | 1/3/2012 | Click | |
| 1500 Ocean Dr | 603 | $1,535,000 | $1,450,000 | $833 | 3/3/0 | 1740 (161.7) | 1/3/2012 | Click | |
| Canyon Ranch | 803 | $625,000 | $550,000 | $430 | 2/2/0 | 1280 (118.9) | 1/2/2012 | Click | |
| Bel-aire On The Ocean | PH1808 | $699,000 | $610,000 | $556 | 2/2/0 | 1097 (101.9) | 1/2/2012 | Click | |
| Champlain Towers East | 10G | $499,000 | $529,000 | $233 | 3/2/1 | 2270 (210.9) | 1/2/2012 | Click | |
| Icon South Beach | 610 | $690,000 | $600,000 | $438 | 2/2/0 | 1370 (127.3) | 1/2/2012 | Click | |
| One Bal Harbour Resort | 1612/3 | $1,750,000 | $1,325,000 | $835 | 2/2/1 | 1587 (147.4) | 12/30/2011 | Click | |
| La Gorce Palace | 3106 | $540,000 | $520,000 | $400 | 2/2/0 | 1300 (120.8) | 12/30/2011 | Click | |
| 440 S Hibiscus Dr | $4,250,000 | $3,600,000 | $665 | 5/5/1 | 5415 (503.1) | 12/30/2011 | Click | ||
| 110 Venetian Wy | $689,900 | $615,000 | $257 | 4/3/0 | 2392 (222.2) | 12/30/2011 | Click | ||
| 301 E Shore Dr | $925,000 | $895,000 | $198 | 4/4/0 | 4529 (420.8) | 12/30/2011 | Click | ||
| 312 Ridgewood Rd | $1,025,000 | $985,000 | $341 | 4/3/1 | 2891 (268.6) | 12/30/2011 | Click | ||
| 6641 Brevity Ln | $2,850,000 | $2,500,000 | $424 | 5/5/1 | 5900 (548.1) | 12/29/2011 | Click | ||
| The Setai | 1907 | $2,490,000 | $2,225,000 | $1,740 | 2/2/0 | 1279 (118.8) | 12/29/2011 | Click |
ZILBERT INTERNATIONAL REALTY RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
We have made a number of announcements recently, and in case you missed them, here are some links to pages on our sites that outline the details of our announcements. The Zilbert Realty Store: We are opening the first in a series of retail stores that offer a real estate buying and learning experience to our customers. Visit our announcement page for more details: http://www.zilbert.com/store
The Zilbert Hiring Campaign: We are doubling our staff this year, and we are looking for the best-of-the-best talent, REALTORS and BROKERS to join our staff. See how we are one of the most-progressive employers in real estate: http://www.zilbert.com/join
Zilbert Headquarters For Sale: The Zilbert Realty Store will be our new headquarters, and we are selling our existing headquarters site, an office condo suite on Lincoln Road. We are selling our office with everything, KNOLL furniture, Xerox WorkCentre, Nortel Phone System, FOB-door access, camera system plus much more. Everything is included. So, it's a great way to move into an office that's ready to go! And, for investors, this makes a great opportunity to purchase an income property. The office is a condo suite within an office condo building, which gives you the benefit of ownership without the expense burden of a whole building. You even get nightly housekeeping as part of your condo maintenance fee. I have put details and photos on our website here: http://www.zilbert.com/605lincoln230.asp Let me know if you have any questions. Brokers are also welcomed!
SOME QUICK LINKS TO OUR HOT LISTS
See Zilbert's Weekly Showcase: http://www.zilbert.com/showcase.asp
See Miami Beach's 100 newest properties listed for sale: http://www.zilbert.com/100_newest_listings.asp
See Miami Beach's 100 most-recent properties sold: http://www.zilbert.com/100_most_recent_sales.asp
See Miami Beach's most-expensive properties sold: http://www.zilbert.com/100_most_expensive_sales.asp
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